My kitty is not moving.

[Meowmie]

Milly was treated for urine problems. somehow I dont see him having that problem.

Nira, NO vet in his/her right mind and with a conscience would put a cat through this:

what was done at the vet was a urine annalysis, injection for torbugesic inj, urinary catherter. general aneasthesia, subcutaneous fluids and hospitalisation.

unless there was a very serious reason for doing all these things for him.

You need to have a talk with this vet ASAP to get detailed information.

You also have to put your cat on a canned diet without delay. Your regular vet or a holistic vet should advise you, depending on what kind of condition needs to be treated in your cat.

To concentrate on natural treatment first get all the information you need from your regular vet. Then contact a holistic vet in your area. He or she will prescribe the kind of safe, natural treatment Dr. Jean talks about in her article:
http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?a ... w&item=017

You'll also find invaluable information in the book I recommended to you in my earlier post.

To find a holistic vet in your area:

http://www.ahvma.org/referral/index.html

The important thing for you to realize is that if this condition is not properly addressed ASAP and you don't put every effort into long-term care and prevention, you can lose your cat.

If you don't trust your vet get a second opinion from another vet, or take your cat to a specialist.

[NewRagdoll]

Just as if you were ill and talking to your Doctor and would want to completely understand the diagnosis and treatment, do so with the vet. Make them explain it fully until you know exactly what they have and haven't found and what other possibilities exist as well as future steps. I just got off the phone with our vet as my wife had taken Marli in. She went through very patiently as she had with my wife all the possibilities and the tests she would do now ($300 worth). In a situation not that dissimilar to yours she may have an bacterial infection through a scratch, puncture or otherwise and antibiotics may help. However, our vets generally use those with broader range than amoxyllin. Regardless, if one doesn't work another may. She isn't dehydrated, but they are going to give her enough hydration for 24 hours in case she continues not to eat and drink. She may have a virus which will have to run its course. However, the battery of tests are to eliminate all other possibilities, particularly things like liver and kidney problems.

Also, an antibiotic may keep some cats lethargic as they recover. You didn't mention temperature. Is your cat running a fever? If so he needs rechecking to see if the antibiotic is having any results. Most of the time it will take 2 to 3 days for the antibiotic to show results.

Trust your vet if you feel he/she deserves it but make them inform and educate you. And, if you don't feel comfortable with their methods or the treatment, find another vet....get another opinion. Sometimes another set of eyes sees something different. Our animal hospital has three vets and they are good in that they don't hesitate to have another of them get involved if one isn't having success. Incidentally, we love 2 of the 3 vets (two females) and are less fond of the founder of the practice (male). Our vets are very expensive, but they are thorough and their love for our cats shows through. They also explain in great detail including the most likely problems but also those you really don't want to think might be possible. When I got off the phone a few minutes ago, I felt I had just been told what the vet would do if it was her cat and of course cost was no issue. Well, when it comes to Marli and Mandi cost is not an issue. Guess we could have given the antibiotics a couple of days to see-her fever is down from where it was at 1 am. However, we chose to cover all bases, just in case. But, most importantly we were informed and comfortable in understanding the information given.

[nira]

[quote="NewRagdoll"]

Also, an antibiotic may keep some cats lethargic as they recover. You didn't mention temperature. Is your cat running a fever? If so he needs rechecking to see if the antibiotic is having any results. Most of the time it will take 2 to 3 days for the antibiotic to show results. ]]


My cat milli is not running a fever. Did your vet do the same tests as I have listed?

[nira]

Originally Posted by Meowmie

[quote:2t57xl34]what was done at the vet was a urine annalysis, injection for torbugesic inj, urinary catherter. general aneasthesia, subcutaneous fluids and hospitalisation.

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are you sure these are not tests that are required?. If not I would certainly find out why she did them. I called the vet to make an appontment, also asked why these tests were done, she said he had an enlarged bladder and after the catherter was taken off he was able to urinate as normal.

Also one more thing I forgot to mention. Milli is a rescued kitty from a gutter, since 9wks we have had him. now that he is 10months. Recently I had rescued many kittens [two at a time] to give to good homes. Im wondering if this illness has something to do with him thinking he has a lack of attention. I do make sure though he is loved and taken care of, but when he played hard at times the kittens would meow so i would pull milli away and say NO. Can these circumstances have anything to do with Millis' mysterious illness.

thanks for all your advice.

[coaster]

Originally Posted by nira

Im wondering if this illness has something to do with him thinking he has a lack of attention.... Can these circumstances have anything to do with Millis' mysterious illness.

Cats can have behavioral problems due to psychological factors, and these can lead to physical illness. However, the circumstances you describe do NOT match up with the symptoms you describe. So, no, I don't think it's a factor in your case. A lack of attention would lead to boredom which would lead to exactly the opposite of "lethargic".